Prime Video Launch: Week in Review

In this blog series, we report on the production progress and other news of The Expanse each week. We collect the latest social media and press activity from the show’s production team, cast, and the community. This series is intended to be useful for those who are not able to closely monitor social media, but who want an easy way to catch up on all the latest Expanse updates each week.

To catch up on the previous week of updates, check out our last post here.

Production

Two big items this week! The release date for Season 1-3 on Amazon Prime Video and the wrap party. Interesting fact. Production does not stop after the wrap party! The cast still does voice over work and, of course, there is post-production. And, due to planning and timing, the wrap party may not signal the absolute end of filming.

Of course, the big news this week is that Amazon Prime Video announced that it will be releasing Seasons 1-3 on February 8, 2019 worldwide. When Amazon made this announcement, it also launched new social media accounts for the show (FOLLOW THEM!): Twitter , Instagram and Facebook. Folks connected to the show were VERY excited. Amazon celebrated this by releasing this video.

The crew posted a ton of pictures from the wrap party. So, here are some social media posts. We think the cast may still be recovering.

The Expanse Basecamp production crew recognized the extraordinary effort required when the temperature outside reaches a bitter -24F!! Filming in the winter in Toronto, Canada certainly has its weather challenges and the crew who work to keep it safe and warm are heroes!

The office crowd might not have brought the doggos to the office when it was -24F outside, but these pups keep the mood warm. Glenton Richards introduces us to Kovo, Chloe and Marcel.

Jeremy Benning, CSC, shows the elegant silhouette of the R2, hard at work on season 4. The equipment involved in producing this show is spectacular. Jeremy also shared the crew setting up a shot (which is vaguely reminiscent of getting x-rays at the dentist…).

The Belter accent and speech doesn’t come naturally to all of the actors. Folks like John Fleming train the actors in Belter. Cara Gee (Camina Drummer) and Dominique Tipper (Naomi Nagata) are astute learners.

Cast & Crew

Shohreh Agdashloo (Avasarala) kept busy even during this near-to-show-completion time.

The Expanse is always on Shohreh’s mind. She takes note of the futuristic igloo while at the Watergate Hotel! Who hears Shohreh’s tweets in her unique voice? We do.

Shohreh was at the Watergate hotel during a trip to honor women veterans at The Fourth Annual Veterans Awards (The Vettys).

Media

There was a media blitz announcing the worldwide release of Seasons 1-3 on Amazon Prime Video. A lot of media buzz going on!

Community

As usual, The Expanse fans were productive while they eagerly wait to watch (or rewatch) Season 3 and in anticipation of Season 4. And, if you missed it, The Expanse Lives is developing a clever little retro asteroid-y game Rock Hoppers, and has a contest running! Check them both out.

Fan Videos

Oaktown Pirate, on his Reddit account, has released a clever clip of Meet Joe Black, but in Belter. (And, boy is Brad Pitt young…).

YouTuber Doomcock has created quick intro to The Expanse in preparation of the release of three seasons worldwide. If you would like to skip the Star Trek: Discovery section, jump to the 6:30 mark.

Everything Else

Paine x MacTane introduce Cocktail 71: MCRN Donnager. The pride of the Martian Navy, the dreadnought that captured the Knight and its crew, but then freed them to clear Mars’ name regarding the Canterbury‘s destruction.

Redditor iHarshil scratched an itch we didn’t know we had, and identified the units of digital storage as a Yottabyte. (And, now we know!)

Not content with simply producing cocktails, intrepid team Paine x MacTane announced an upgrade to the Memrise LangBelta Phrasebook language course: Female voice files to go with the male voice files for every phrase! Plus a few grammar clarifications. You Too Can Speak Belter in just a few easy lessons!

Vote for the Expanse!! Blind Wave reactors are running a survey (with a gargantuan list of choices) to see which shows have the most interest for their next reactions! Let’s show them what we got.

Well, that was a jam-packed week! At least for our international fans, the wait for Season 3 is almost over!

For those interested, our detailed record of Expanse-related web activity for this month (assembled by SkalmanIsDaMan) is available here. As always, if we missed something you think belongs in this article, please get in touch with us and let us know!